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Revision as of 07:36, 19 November 2015
Stevenston railway station is a railway station serving the town of Stevenston, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 29 miles (47 km) south west of Glasgow Central.
Contents
History
The station was opened on 27 July 1840 by the Ardrossan Railway.<ref>Butt, p. 220</ref> The station once included several buildings, a passenger footbridge and a level crossing.<ref>McSherry, p. 20</ref>
Today the level crossing is still in operation, the footbridge has been removed and basic shelters now serve the platforms.
Services
Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central and hourly westbound to Largs and Ardrossan Town respectively.
Sundays there is an hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central and westbound to Largs.
Preceding Station | National Rail | Following Station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Saltcoats | Abellio ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line |
Kilwinning | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Saltcoats Line and station open |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Ardrossan Railway |
Kilwinning Line and station open | ||
Connection with Ardrossan Railway at Byrehill Junction |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway |
Bogside Link open (freight only); station closed | ||
Connection with Ardrossan Railway |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Nobel Line |
Ardeer Platform Line and station closed |
References
Notes
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Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Template:McSherry-Stevenston